Dravin's Bow

Base Damage	7
Speed	0.937
Weight	7
Value	50
Level	1+
Category	Bow
Class	Steel
Variants	Angi's Bow, Bow of the Hunt, Dravin's Bow
Skill	Archery
Unique	Yes
Item ID	0006B9AD
Game/DLC	Skyrim

Dravin's Bow is a hunting bow with 7 base damage and the quest item for Bow to the Master. Thieves stole it from Dravin Llanith of Merryfair Farm. It sits in a chest in the lowest room of the Ratway Vaults under Riften, and can be picked up before the quest starts.

Dravin's Bow Map Location and Quest Guide

Dravin's Bow map location:

Dravin's Bow sits in a chest in the lowest room of the Ratway Vaults under Riften. Dravin Llanith asks for it at Merryfair Farm.

Talk to Dravin Llanith at Merryfair Farm.
Enter the Ratway in Riften.
Make the way down to the Ratway Vaults.
Open the chest in the lowest room and take the bow.
Return the bow to Dravin.

Map credit by Map Genie.

Smithing Guide

Enchanted weapons require the Arcane Blacksmith Perk to upgrade.

Upgrades

Dravin's Bow is improved at a grindstone with one Leather Strips per improvement. The Steel Smithing perk doubles the improvement, so each quality tier needs less Smithing skill. An enchanted copy can only be improved with the Arcane Blacksmith perk.

Quality	Smithing	With Perk	Damage
Fine	14	14	+1
Superior	31	22	+3
Exquisite	65	40	+5
Flawless	100	57	+7
Epic	134	74	+8 to +9
Legendary	168	91	+10

Crafting Materials	Upgrade Materials	Smithing Level	Smithing Perk
Cannot be crafted	Leather Strips	-	Steel Smithing

Weapon Levels

Some weapons in Skyrim are Levelled. The power of a levelled weapon is based on your charcters level when you get them. Some get stronger in both physical and magical aspects, while others only improve their enchantments. These items don't get better as your character levels up.

Dravin's Bow has the same damage at every character level.

Level	Damage	Weight	Value	Enchantment	Level ID
1+	7	7	50	Cannot be enchanted	0006B9AD

How It Plays

Dravin's Bow is a quest item that looks and shoots exactly like a Hunting Bow. It is a small step up from a Long Bow, but most bows found in dungeons match it. Its real worth is the reward for bringing it home. Dravin pays with a handful of gems, and their type depends on the character's level.

Quest Background

Dravin Llanith is a farmer at Merryfair Farm near Riften. Thieves from the city broke into his house a few days earlier and stole his family bow. He is sure that the lowlifes took it back to the Ratway, the sewers under Riften.

The Ratway Vaults hold the bow. The only way into the vaults is through the Ragged Flagon, by the door to the right of the bar. The door is open to anyone, guild member or not. The bow lies in a chest in the lowest room, near the stairs, guarded by a Vagrant archer and a Lowlife.

Dravin is overjoyed to see his bow again. He says he does not want to know how it came back, and he does not care. He is simply glad to hold it once more.

Bugs

Picking up the bow before Dravin asks for it can cause trouble. In some cases he refuses to take it back, even after telling his story. The bow then stays stuck in the inventory as a quest item.

The bow can also become stuck if Dravin dies before giving the quest. Placing a quest weapon on a weapon rack can remove it from the inventory in that case.

Ranged Weapon Categories

All Unique Bows

Name	Damage	Speed	Weight	Value	Enchantment	Item ID	Level	Upgrade Material	Crafting Perk	Skill	DLC
Angi's Bow	7	0.937	7	50	Cannot be enchanted	000CC392	1+	Steel Ingot	Steel Smithing	Archery	Skyrim
Auriel's Bow	13	1	11	1000	21 points of sun damage. Undead targets take triple damage	XX000800	1+	Refined Moonstone	Elven Smithing	Archery	Dawnguard
Bow of the Hunt	10	0.937	7	434	Animals take 20 points of extra damage	000AB705	1+	Steel Ingot	Steel Smithing	Archery	Skyrim
Drainspell Bow	14	0.875	6	458	Absorb Magicka 15 points	000F82FC	1+	Cannot be Upgraded	None	Archery	Skyrim
Dravin's Bow	7	0.937	7	50	Cannot be enchanted	0006B9AD	1+	Leather Strips	Steel Smithing	Archery	Skyrim
Dwarven Black Bow of Fate	13	0.75	10	1446	50% chance for each attribute to absorb 25 pts. of Health, Stamina, and/or Magicka	XX02C01A	1+	Ebony Ingot	Dwarven Smithing	Archery	Dragonborn
Firiniel's End	13	0.687	12	785	Target takes 20 points of frost damage to Health and Stamina	00017059	1+	Refined Moonstone	Elven Smithing	Archery	Skyrim
Froki's Bow	6	1	5	307	Does 10 points of Stamina damage	000C0186	1+	Iron Ingot	None	Archery	Skyrim
Gauldur Blackbow	14	0.875	18	972	Absorb 30 points of magicka	000F5D22	36+	Steel Ingot	Dwarven Smithing	Archery	Skyrim
Glass Bow of the Stag Prince	16	0.625	14	375	Wielder receives an increasingly powerful blessing for every 20 animals killed by the bow	XX018ED5	1+	Refined Malachite	Glass Smithing	Archery	Dragonborn
Karliah's Bow	25	0.625	9	5	Cannot be enchanted	000DEED8	1+	Cannot be Upgraded	None	Archery	Skyrim
Nightingale Bow	19	0.5	18	3405	Freezes the target for 30 points and shocks the target for 15 points	000F652C	46+	Ebony Ingot	None	Archery	Skyrim
Zephyr	12	1	10	670	Fires 30% faster than a standard bow	XX00CFB6	1+	Dwarven Metal Ingot	Dwarven Smithing	Archery	Dawnguard
Bow of Shadows	19		18	2500	Weapon draw is 20% faster and casts invisibility for 30 seconds.	XX000807	1+	Ebony Ingot	Arcane Blacksmith	Archery	Creation Club
Ruin's Edge	12	0.875	7	750	Randomly applies one of these effects to the target: - Demoralize, 100 pts for 20 seconds - Drain Magicka, 1000 pts for 20 seconds - Frenzy, 100 pts for 20 seconds Frost Damage, 25 pts - Paralyze, for 15 seconds Paralyze, for 1 second	FEXXXD63	1+	Daedra Heart	Daedric Smithing	Archery	Creation Club